Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio

iwanna know if i was unconcious if i can be guilty?


Asked on 12/25/10, 9:18 pm

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Edward Hoffman Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman

It's not possible to commit a crime while unconscious. However, it is possible to participate in a criminal scheme while conscious and then be asleep or otherwise unconscious before it is complete. For example, if you help plan a bank robbery and then pass out while your cohorts rob the bank, you committed a crime while you were awake and can be convicted of it.

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Answered on 12/30/10, 9:43 pm


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